RISC-V Gains Traction in Space Industry as Open-Standard Processor for Missions
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Pablo Valerio
Summary
The article reports on the RISC-V Summit Europe 2026 in Bologna, Italy, where a panel session titled "RISC-V in Space" featured experts from the European Space Agency, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Microchip, and Frontgrade Gaisler. The discussion focused on how the open-standard RISC-V instruction set architecture is rapidly being adopted for space missions, replacing traditional proprietary processors. The article traces the history of semiconductors in space exploration and highlights how RISC-V's openness, flexibility, and radiation-tolerant designs are accelerating innovation across commercial space ventures, scientific missions, and satellite communications networks.
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During the 'RISC-V in Space' session on June 10, experts from the European Space Agency, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Microchip, and Frontgrade Gaisler explained how quickly the open-standard instruction set is being adopted for space missions.
Space exploration and computing have always been closely linked
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